At least 70 people have died after a migrant boat carrying mostly Gambian and Senegalese citizens sank off the coast of Mauritania. Around 150 passengers were on board, and 16 were rescued. Mauritanian authorities recovered 70 bodies, while eyewitnesses suggest the toll could exceed 100. The route from West Africa to Spain via the Canary Islands is one of the world’s most dangerous migration paths. The Gambian government urges citizens to avoid such perilous journeys.